No one can escape โThe Hunting Wivesโ phenomenon, not even the cast of โSaturday Night Live.โ
During the Oct. 11 episode of the NBC sketch comedy series โ hosted by alum Amy Poehler with musical guest Role Model โ the show poked fun at the popular Netflix drama starring Brittany Snow and Malin ร kerman with a fake trailer.
In a sketch teasing what could happen in the highly-anticipated second season of the series, a voiceover began, โMillions of Americans tuned in for Season 1 of โThe Hunting Wives,โ straight but lesbian, horny republican murder drama, and now itโs back for more.โ
Chloe Fineman appears as Snowโs character, Sophie, and reveals she has been released from prison. Poehler, portraying ร kermanโs character, Margo, with a similar wig, welcomes her with open arms. Cast member Sarah Sherman and featured player Ashley Padilla also play characters from the Netflix hit.
The sketch featured similar camera shots to โHunting Wives,โ teasing that โthighs will be squeezedโ and โguns will be drawnโ in the upcoming installment of the show.
โAnd things get even crazier when a new, new girl joins the group,โ a voiceover announces to introduce Aubrey Plaza, as the live studio audience erupts into applause. In one scene, Poehler, Fineman, Sherman and Padilla all stand close together to sensually help Plaza pour champagne to make a mimosa.
At the end of the sketch, the voiceover advises, โโThe Hunting Wivesโ Season 2. Donโt watch it on a plane.โ
Fans in the YouTube comments pointed out how โSNLโ nailed the tone of โThe Hunting Wives.โ
โThis is LITERALLY the show,โ one said.
Another wrote, โWhoever wrote this sketch deserves a raise.โ
A third said, โLeave it to Poehler to bring back that โold SNLโ vibe with the nice mix of pop culture spoofs and original sketches.โ
Netflix reacted to the โSNLโ trailer, with the streamerโs official X account posting a screenshot of Plaza, Poehler, Fineman, Sherman and Padilla. The account wrote, โseated.โ
Shortly after it arrived on Netflix on July 21, โThe Hunting Wives,โ based on the novel of the same name by May Cobb, became a major success. The erotic drama is centered around the relationship between Sophie, who moves from Boston to East Texas with her architect husband, and a group of wealthy Southern housewives who are known as the โHunting Wives.โ
The leader of the group is Margo, who Sophie becomes close to before their friendship develops into an affair. Meanwhile, the social circle is also grappling with the murder of a local teenager.
ร kerman and Snow confirmed in a social media video posted on Sept. 12 that the show will return for a second season. The amusing clip ended with ร kerman โ in a wig Margo would certainly approve of โ announcing in her best Texas drawl, โPack your boots and load your guns. Weโre going back to Maple Brook for Season 2, baby!โ
In a statement shared to Netflix’s site Tudum, executive producer Rebecca Cutter said about the upcoming season, โIโm so excited to write these amazing characters again. And I canโt wait to take the audience on another sexy, twisted, bats— crazy ride through Maple Brook.โ
